Archaeology

The henge likely dates from somewhere between 3,150 B.C. and 2,500 B.C.

New findings suggest that modern humans evolved in populations that were scattered across the African continent.

These products would eventually go on to serve as universal currencies across the different Maya regions and were used to finance state activities, as well as household needs.

"It is unlikely that these children and young people were killed in a massacre or conflict," one of the researchers said.

The ancient skull fragment is "a unique opportunity to learn more about the biology and diversity of our ancestors and their relatives and, ultimately, about their evolution."

Archaeologists think that several expensive items found in the grave, including a gemstone buckle on a beaded belt and a mirror found in a makeup box, were placed there to accompany the woman into the afterlife.

Several rock slabs were found with paintings and inscriptions on them.

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"This was a very special individual," researchers say.

He survived the first showers of ash and rock, but was toppled as he tried to flee the city.

Archaeologists have long ignored the region, but the new discovery is rewriting history.

What were they fighting about? And why were their bones moved after their death?

The Nazca Lines are a series of giant ancient drawings etched into the sands of the Peruvian desert.

Researchers believe the Roman Empire was economically stronger—and dirtier—than the much-lauded republic that inspired the founders of the U.S.

In a race against tunneling looters, archaeologists stumbled on an "extraordinary" discovery just outside where the lost city walls once stood.

Saqqara is a vast ancient burial ground that once served as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis.

A hoard of scrolls, relics and other artifacts have been discovered in the ancient statue.

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered what the Caribs ate.

Are these the mummified remains of one of the last monarchs of Iran?

The Ministry of Antiquities announced the finding on Sunday.

The papyrus contains incantations written in Coptic—an Egyptian language that uses characters based on the Greek alphabet.

These items help us understand what happened at Galilee more than a thousand years ago.

This is the oldest-known sub-Saharan written language.

The fossil is 25,000 years older than traditional theories would expect.

A descendent of the pirate has provided a DNA sample to help confirm the bones.

The disease this early man had still affects people today.

The tracks of two adults and a child, researchers say, were left some 13,000 years ago.

The water rushed at 100 miles per hour, leaving geological evidence of a great flood.

He tried to hide his tomb, and succeeded for almost 2,000 years.

The Amazon was home to millions of people in complex societies long before Europeans arrived.